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[kvbarkley]

Please provide us with more details as to the exact nature of the issue

[Carol1943]

Trying to upload a pic onto computer....Computer no longer recognizes camera....

[kvbarkley]

Do you have a card reader? Some computers have them built in.

[Carol1943]

Computer is HP Slim desktop 290-p0046

[kvbarkley]

hard to tell, but it looks like you have a card reader in the upper right.

[Carol1943]

I have the original cd.......Used in 2013 on old computer which had cd reader built in....This computer doesn't have a built-in cd 'reader'/player.......I do have a cd 'reader'/player that  I can plug into usb---Have never had to use it.....  ....

[kvbarkley]

If you take the card out of the camera and plug it into the card reader on the computer, you have no need for the CD.

It is a little hard to see, but it should be here:

This image shows it does have a CD reader, but we don't need it for this.

[Carol1943]

OK.....Let me check......

[normadel]

A CD drive has nothing to do with this. You are being asked if your computer has an SD card reader. If not, a USB- SD card reader is very cheap to buy. Either way, you can view the contents of your SD card, if any. 

Connecting the camera to the computer SHOULD work, if  1) the camera's USB port is okay, 2) the cable is good, and 3) the computer's USB port is okay. You can try changing 2 &3, or just use an external SD card reader.